NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT IS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES CURRENTLY IN EFFECT. REQUIREMENTS, PASSING TEST SCORES,
AND FEES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.
TEACHER OF COMPREHENSIVE BUSINESS
STANDARD CERTIFICATE (ENDORSEMENT CODE: 1300)
This endorsement entitles the holder to teach accounting, banking and insurance, business
computer applications, business law, business communications, business mathematics,
economics and finance, entrepreneurship, international business, keyboarding, business
management, business organization, marketing, office administration/office systems technology,
and exploration in business related careers in all public schools.
Degree Requirement
• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree is required from a regionally accredited college/university.
Cumulative GPA Requirement
• New Jersey requires that candidates for certification achieve a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 when a GPA of
4.00 equals an A grade for students graduating on or after September 1, 2016 (2.75 for those graduating
before September 1, 2016) in a baccalaureate degree program, higher degree program or a State-approved
post-baccalaureate certification program with a minimum of 13 semester-hour credits.
• Please note that there are GPA Flexibility Rules where a high praxis score may offset a GPA that is lower than
3.0, but higher than 2.75.
Subject Matter Preparation
• For certification as a Comprehensive Business teacher, current regulations require that applicants complete a
minimum of 30 credits in a coherent sequence in the subject field of Business. A coherent sequence requires
that at least 12 credits are completed at the advanced level of study (junior, senior or graduate level). Within the
30 credits, applicants must also complete:
• 12 credits in bookkeeping or accounting
• a course in business law
• a course in economics
• a course in finance
• a course in computer applications
Related courses may be accepted depending on the course description/content. Please provide a course
description if a course is not taken from the Business Department. Courses in pedagogy/education are not
accepted towards the subject matter preparation. The final determination as to which courses will be counted
towards the Comprehensive Business subject matter is based on professional and content standards found in
the NJ Licensing Code. All credits must appear on a regionally accredited 2 OR 4 year college/university
transcript.
Testing Requirements
• Praxis II Test Requirement
Official scores must be presented directly from Educational Testing Service to the NJ Department of Education.
Only official scores are accepted. The New Jersey Department of Education code (R7666) and your Social
Security number must appear on your test score report in order to be accepted. Please submit a copy of
your test score report if you have taken the appropriate exam.
Professional Teacher Preparation
• Current regulations for certification require that applicants complete a coherent sequence of study in professional
education which may be completed in a provisional teacher program or an approved teacher preparation
program. This is to advise that courses presented by the applicant in professional education must be a coherent
sequence of courses that culminates in supervised clinical practice.
State Teaching Certificate
• Please submit a copy of an out-of-state teaching certificate that is equivalent to a NJ Standard Instructional
Certificate. Holders of a NJ Standard Instructional Certificate do not need to send in a copy of their certificate.
